Emotionally Scarred

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"Emotionally Scarred"
Single by Lil Baby
from the album My Turn
ReleasedApril 15, 2020
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Twysted Genius
Lil Baby singles chronology
"Sum 2 Prove"
(2020)
"Emotionally Scarred"
(2020)
"All In"
(2020)

"Emotionally Scarred" is a song by American rapper Lil Baby. It was released as the third single from his album My Turn on April 15, 2020. [1] The track peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Background

On the track, Lil Baby was a 13 year old and he talked about his emotional trauma, lack of trust in relationships, his shortcomings as a human and his current position in the new-school rap game. [2]

Music video

A music video for the track was released on April 30, 2020. [3] The video was directed by Keemotion. [4]

Remix

Rapper NLE Choppa released a remix to the track, titled "Different Day", on May 24, 2020. [5]

Live performance

Lil Baby performed the song live for Vevo on March 5, 2020. [6] [7]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [18] 3× Platinum3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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